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How to develop more faith in The Mother? ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒฑ

Faith is something we can always ask from Her. Faith grows when we understand this simple truth that the Divine surely knows what is best for us. The Divine wants to see us happy but it is we who do not listen to Him and hence go through suffering as a learning process. But even then He is with us helping us go through the schooling of life which can be sometimes difficult. If he is letting us go through the difficulty it is because He knows we are ready for the challenge that always comes before the next level of progress.

Affectionately,

Alok Da 

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